I Like It, I Love It

I did a double take, maybe a triple take. At first, I wasn't sure that it was her. After all, she was supposed to be in the Los Angeles area. We were definitely not in the Los Angeles area. After a few minutes of staring, I realized that it was her. I looked away quickly, hoping that she didn't see me. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her get up and making her way over to Taylor and I, her face curious. I panicked, not sure why she was here. I turned to Taylor.

"Can we go back to the house?" I asked him quickly, so quickly that I was tripping over my own words. I tried to calm myself down before I started to hyperventilate.

"Why, what's wrong?" he asked me. Before I could answer, Farrah had already reached us.

"Taylor! It is you!" she exclaimed excitedly. "I couldn't tell from all the way over there. I thought I've been out in the sun too long. Courtney! You're here too! "

Taylor looked a little bit shocked. In fact, he was shocked speechless with his mouth hanging open. I looked at him oddly. I know that seeing an ex-boyfriend or an ex-girlfriend is awkward, but this is ridiculous awkward. I decided to break the ice and attempted to make small chat.

"Oh, hey, Farrah!" I said, putting on a smile. I got up and awkwardly hugged her. "It's so great to see you! What are you doing here? I thought you were supposed to be in Los Angeles, going to school."

"Oh, it's spring break!" she said, giggling. "So, I'm here to check out the cute-shirtless guys." I laughed.

"It's really good to see you, Farrah, and I wish that we could stay here and chat with you," Taylor said. "We have a full day planned, so we should go." He awkwardly hugged her. He started gathering our things and walking to the house. I started to follow him, but Farrah blocked my path.

"Ok, let's cut the crap," she said bluntly, her voice was as cold as ice. "I know that he cheated on me to be with you. I know that he cheated on you and that was the reason why the two of you broke up. I just wanted you to know that he started seeing me after your break up."

"I don't know what this has to do with anything," I said, confused. "I mean, that was a long time ago. He didn't cheat on me when we were together, it's a long story, but he didn't. I don't understand why you're telling me this."

"Well, we just broke up in January of this year," she told me, bitterly. She took off her sunglasses and glared at me. "He told me that it was because of you and your little San Diego trip. How your little kiss brought back old feelings between the two of you. Your little romantic getaway ruined my relationship!"

"I'm sorry, Farrah," I said, sincerely. I really did feel bad. I didn't know that Taylor was in a relationship, yet alone in a relationship with Farrah. "I honestly didn't know he was seeing anyone."

"You're going to pay, Courtney!" she spat out. She laughed, her laugh resembling a cackle. "Both you and Taylor are going to regret screwing me over. You'll see!"

"Ok, Farrah, whatever you say," I said, dismissing her words. I walked towards the house.

"Just so you know, I lost my virginity to him in that house!" she called after me, laughing. I shook my head and just kept walking. Crazy Farrah is a nutcase.

I kept my conversation with Farrah to myself. I enjoyed the picnic on the balcony and the movie marathon that Taylor had planned that night as much as I could. I couldn't help but wonder if he had done the same thing with Farrah also. She had gotten into my head and I was questioning everything in our relationship. I tried to push those thoughts away from my head, but failed.

The next morning, we were up really early in the morning. He took me to the mountains that were surrounding the area and we hiked until we reached the scenic top of the mountain. I sat on a rock, taking in the scenery. The pictures I took were amazing.

"Courtney, there's something I want to tell you," Taylor said, softly.

"Sure, Taylor, what is it?" I asked him. He took my hand in his and looked into my eyes. I couldn't help but have that uh-oh moment.

"I love you," he told me.

Those were the three words I didn't want to hear.